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su·per·ad·min·is·tra·tor | \ ˌsü-pər-əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tər 
, -ˌstrā-ˌtȯr \
, -ˌstrā-ˌtȯr \ plural superadministrators
Definition of superadministrator
: an administrator with more power or responsibility than other administrators of the same system or organization
For others who examine political leadership, the chief executive becomes a sort of superadministrator, one who eschews the flash of rhetorical tricks in a public forum for the intellectually substantive coordination of the government's constituent parts.— Leroy G. Dorsey The mayor has created a sort of superadministrator to handle a lot of the paperwork …. Most of the department heads in the city will report to Mr. Earnest, who'll handle the day-to-day concerns and pass along the out-of-the-ordinary stuff to the mayor. — The (Little Rock) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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